Dawob crept into our room, filling it with golden light that caught in Sam's hair and made it shine like bronze. Propped on one elbow, you watched him sleep. His bare torso was still gloriously tanned from the summer. his back and shoulders-some of them slender and even, some of them thicker and jagged. His body was a map of his adventures, you ran a finger down the groove of his spine.

Sam’s eyes opened, finding you watching him. He gave you a sleepy smile. As he wrapped an arm around you waist,